The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-05
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NoRrH EAST MD, Nov >, lSs1.
Mr. Edtor. The cecil Sta, III It's issue, of
October the 18Th and 22l makes an attempt
To show To the tan. payers ut TIA" county, that
the Democrats are excellent tinancIrrS and
thai they hav" rnlnrgc.s the affairs Of the
county in "A very economical and business
like manner. H. undertakes Ia show that
the i.lIHucraLs have saved the taxpayers
sat. 900 III the last twenty years, and that
the Democrats We're the prime movers and
sole advocates of the public school system.
Now ior \ few facts. la the year lSJS the
first plibli,. or free school system VAS inaug-
Hrated in Cecil county, hut not by Demo
Gratis, nor was it very strongly advocated by
the Democratic party ;.t the time, as at least
30 per cent. OF them wer" oppo5ed 10 The
measure. M"SSrS. James I. Mccullough,
James \. Davis and Samuel Ford repre-
scented Cecil countS III the Legislature ~ the
time They were not Democrats then, nor
are they now, and it WAS about the year 1864
when the general school law WAS PASSED and
put into operation throughout 1 ie state, and
the Legislature was then strongly Republi-
can. THESE are plain tact, tui prove hey ond
question who Were, and who are, the real
friends of the puoilc school system. The
schools, We have stated, We're put into
operation in the year 1898 ami trcIn that time
until lH61 L1rre was levied Tor school pur-
poses neal, Slho, 300 ar no n $50. 900 more
than the stars figures. Iii" St,tr further
int '..t-i. mn
pay jurors and witnesses i'll advance.
If it Will look II the record he will find
that in tie year 1858 the grand jury drew a
petition and signed it i'll body. recon-
mending that The Legislature pass law au-
thorizing the County Commission ers to levy
the necessary amount, which was done, and
the money was paid uuier an anti-Demo-
cratic board So now, Mr.. STIR, yOu can de-
ducG the $4,000 which you have claimed
for the Democratic side, and place it on the
Republican side, where it properly belongs,
ami 1t will MAKE 500, ,OC0 Now add $50 900
to the so, 900 that the county is i'll debt aud
you have Sl25 900. Then add the $50 900
which was levied for SC Inoi purposes Iii the
years 1919, 1859 and 1860, which YOU failed
to consider, i'll making up your statement,
and you have . total of $3.50 600. Now de-
duct the SlO,OOO which you have SO skill
fully figured out in favor Of Democratic eco
omy, and you still! leave S14O 900 i'll favor of
Republic. IN administrations since 1852, in
CiudIng years OF war. where does the
money go?" The Star says il goes to build
schoolhuuses, repair roads, &c. We say
large portion of ir goes, OF has gone, to pay
useless engineers, wort bless road inspectors
and poor SUPERVISORS, and We might add
others. The late ,Iethro j McCuliuUgn, who
every body admitted, W tirst-clas> County
Commissioner, served -four years in the said
office and hi pay was about 5000 per an
mum, or $50! % in four years. Mr.. Eli Sent
man served two years and his salary was
over 81 10000 per annum, or 2264O i'll two
wears, aDout sixteen tiles more than Mr..
Nc,ulIough received We might 20 on but
enough Tor the pr"Srrsr.
AS ORD HEruWLICAN.